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Microsoft Launches Azure Prime Challenge
The new distributed computing project aims to find 'lost' prime numbers
VMware Spin-off Pivotal To Invest £100m In Tech City
CEO Paul Maritz plants VMware-backed Big Data venture Pivotal in London's startup-ville
Osborne Gives Data Centres A Green Bonus
The data centre industry gets green tax relief in George Osborne's Autumn Statement
EMC’s Big Data Venture Pivotal Cosies Up With CapGemini
CapGemini plans to provide the consultancy skill to get EMC's Pivotal afloat on the Big Data Lake
Intel Targets Enterprise Networks With High-End Platform
Intel bolsters its networking silicon to expand in the enterprise, cloud-provider, and carrier network space
HP, Cisco Benefit Despite Stagnant Server Market
Gartner report reveals that HP and Cisco are the only top-five server vendors to see their revenues grow
Does Santa Have a Data Centre In A Box For You?
What's in the package under your Christmas tree? Peter Judge thinks it could be a modular data centre
Huawei Admits Defeat And Withdraws From US Market
Huawei is to withdraw from the US telecommunications market after US national security concerns
Data Centre Spend To Focus On Software Instead Of Hardware
A new study predicts that enterprise data centre spending will shift from hardware to software
Fibre Channel 32Gbps Standard Completed
The standard for 32Gbps Fibre Channel, an interface for storage area networks, has been officially agreed
Toshiba Saves Bankrupt OCZ With £21m Buyout
Toshiba confirms it has acquired the popular yet unprofitable SSD brand OCZ after it filed for bankruptcy
Google Ramps Compute Engine Features, Removes ‘Beta’ Tag
Google has made its IaaS product 'generally available', as it boosts features and cuts prices in a move to compete with Amazon
BlackBerry: ‘Reports Of Our Death Are Greatly Exaggerated’
BlackBerry CEO John Chen seeks to reassure customers and partners
Akamai Buys Prolexic To Improve Protection Against DDoS Attacks
The company will pay £226 million to absorb the competition
Virtus London Data Centre Adopts Predictive Modelling
Predictivie analysis will keep Virtus data centre running smoothly
Small Businesses Lack Integrated Digital Strategy
Small and medium sized businesses need to improve their digital strategies warns IBM survey
Infinity Offers ‘Cloud-Like’ Pricing For Colo Data Centres
Rigid colocation agreements are blocking cutomers from virtualising, says Infinity SDC
Smartphones, Tablets Drive Global Processor Shipments
Mobile devices replace PCs as the driving force behind the global chip business, says analyst firm
Does Efficiency Make Any Difference At All?
Cheap efficient data centre just allow us all to consume more, warns Peter Judge
Box Acquires Analytics Firm dLoop
Enterprise cloud storage provider Box looks to power its admin tools with its latest acquisition
HP’s Meg Whitman Ordered To Face Autonomy Charges
HP's CEO Meg Whitman has been ordered to mount a defence against an investor lawsuit over Autonomy purchase
Microsoft Considers Encryption To Protect Customers From Government Spies
The company is worried its data centres might have been tapped by the NSA
HP Profits After Data Centre Gains, But PC Competition Hurts
Hewlett-Packard posts mostly positive results thanks to sales growth in data centre systems and commercial PCs
Amazon Hits Back At Undercover Worker Criticisms
Amazon hits back at working condition allegations made by an undercover reporter in a Swansea warehouse
Dell Wants Half its Workforce To Work Remotely By 2020
Dell says part-time telecommuting would save it money, increase productivity and help the environment.
SAP Sees NSA Scandal As ‘Opportunity’ To Boost Cloud Presence
Germany's reputation for data security could boost SAP's cloud services expansion
CA Expo: DevOps Still Top Of The Agenda
CEO Mike Gregoire says CA's fascination with rapid development practices is not going away
eBay’s Data Centre Innovation Won’t Stop With Fuel Cells
Fuel cells and recovered energy are nothing. eBay's Dean Nelson has more ideas up his sleeve
Green500 Supercomputer List Reveals Intel, Nvidia Surprise
Intel CPUs and Nvidia GPUs are used in the world's top 10 most energy-efficient supercomputers